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The sixty fourth annual Grammy Awards introduced collectively the buzziest expertise within the music biz, together with BTS, Doja Cat and Questlove, on Sunday for a star-studded dwell and in-person ceremony in Las Vegas. Nevertheless, in contrast to different awards ceremonies which have seen rankings rebound this yr, the Grammys matched 2021’s all-time lows.
In quick associates, Sunday’s dwell broadcast on CBS and live-stream on Paramount+ delivered 8.93 million viewers, practically leveling final yr’s 8.8 million. The 2021 present marked the Grammy’s least-watched iteration ever. Only for comparability, the 2020 present earned 18.7 million viewers in ultimate numbers whereas the pre-pandemic 2019 version raked in 19.9 million eyeballs.
Amongst these taking residence Grammys of their very own on Sunday had been Jon Batiste, Silk Sonic, Olivia Rodrigo, Chris Stapleton and Doja Cat. Batiste was the main winner of the night, hauling residence a complete of 5 trophies. See the full record of winners right here.
After all, it wouldn’t be “music’s largest night time” with out performances by high expertise. On the MGM Grand Backyard Area in Las Vegas, Justin Bieber, BTS, Lil Nas X and Girl Gaga had been among the many artists who took the stage. Trevor Noah served as host.
For comparability, broadcasts of the Oscars, Critics Selection Awards and SAG Awards have but to return to pre-pandemic ranges, however all have surpassed their 2021 rankings.
When it got here to non-Grammys rankings, Sunday regarded fairly typical. ABC’s night was steady with new episodes of America’s Funniest Residence Movies (0. 5, 4.71M) and American Idol (0.6, 4.70M). Fox noticed Bob’s Burgers (0. 2, 0.66M) and Household Man (0.2, 0.76M) slip within the demo from the prior week. Riverdale on the CW fell to a 0.0 demo score. For NBC, The Weakest Hyperlink (0.2, 1.30M) and The Transplant (0.1, 1.10M) had been regular.
On Monday, American Idol and American Track Contest will duke it out as soon as once more for primetime’s high spot. CBS, Fox and The CW will probably be in repeats.
